Car-coupling



R. R'AWSON.

Car Coupling.

No. 27,737. Patented Apr. 3, 1860, 7.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-LHHOGRAFHER, WASHINGYDN, D l2v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUEL RAVSON, OF QUINCY, MICHIGAN.

CAR-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 27,737, dated April 3, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUEL RawsoN, of the town of Quincy, Branch county, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CarCouplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents a top view of bumper and coupling. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line X-X. Fig. 3 is a top View, showing bar to present coupling in position.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures denote the same part.

This is a selfconnecting and disconnecting car coupling with an attachment whereby the coupling may be prevented from connecting when it is desired to push any number of cars upon a switch by the action of the bumpers.

The details of construction and operation are as followsIn the drawing D D are the bumpers, within each of which is an arrow headed bar B connected with a casing A by a pin 0 so as to have a motion about said pin sufficient for the desired purpose. Near the extremity of bar B is a standard S, slotted as shown in the drawing for the reception of a spring (Z connected at i with the casing A, so that the tendency of this spring is to keep the bar B in the center of easing A, causing the two arrow heads to lock when the bumpers come in contact, as shown in Fig. 1. This connection forms a firm coupling which is instantly severed on the departure of one of the cars from the rails.

It is disconnected by hand when desired by the operator acting on standard S which projects upward through the bumper head.

Connected with the bumper or front of platform is the guard piece G with a notch at its extremity to receive the arrow point of bar B and force the bar aside, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the head of the other bar will be received upon this guard and deflected until the two bumpers come into contact when the cars can be pushed by the action of the bumpers and no connection of coupling takes place.

This construction enables any number of cars to be switched off with the same facility as where the link and pin is used.

The advantages of this coupling may be thus stat-ed: It is self connecting and disconnecting, and by means of the guard can at once be prevented from acting in those cases where this provision is required.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The arrow headed bars B, springs (Z, standard S, and casing A in combination with the guard bar G arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

RUEL Rr-UVSON.

In presence of WM. M. HAMMOND, JAMES CLIZBE. 

